I have of late (and not for the first time) been mulling over the differences between form and essence. Form is the outside of something, the shell that we often regard as amounting to its reality. But its true reality lies in the essence from which it sprung, in the quality it possessed even in a condition of potential realisation, without the need for it to have assumed any concrete form.
Yes, a great reminder, as even those of us who agree with your premise and esoteric values still get swept into controversies over personhood, tangential associations and interpretations, labels and camps... so powerful are the social pressures of media, social media, academic niche-staking, and binary politics.
Holy crap you got it.
Everyone, even us want to be told a story that includes us.
So we have to agree sometimes when things are murky.
Your vibe gives me hope. Even if it's from AI 😂
Yes, a great reminder, as even those of us who agree with your premise and esoteric values still get swept into controversies over personhood, tangential associations and interpretations, labels and camps... so powerful are the social pressures of media, social media, academic niche-staking, and binary politics.